Apparatus for manipulating cigar-wrappers.



No. 675,442. Patontod June 4, Mil. 0. HAMMERSTEIN.

APPARATUS FOR IANIPULATING CIGAR WRAPPEBS.

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OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING ClGAR-WRAPPERS.

SFEGIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 675,442, dated June 4,1901. Application filed March 5, 1901. $erial No. 49,715. (No model.)

To all? whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, acitizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Apparatus for Manipulating Cigar-Wrappers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for manipulating cigar-wrapperswherein the main feature of the apparatus is a storage device for theleaves or wrappers which may be combined with a wrapper-cutter or arolling-table or suction device.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown by way of illustrationapparatus in which my invention is embodied. It will be understood,however, that the illustration while showing an apparatus capable ofsuccessful operation is neverthless illustrative merely, and I do notmean to confine myself thereto.

The invention will be explained with the aid of the said drawings andthe salient features of the invention pointed out in the claims at theend of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a suction and transfertable and a suction storage device. Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof. Fig.3 is a side elevation of a suction rolling-table. Fig. '3 is a plan Viewthereof. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of an improved form of wrappercutting, transferring and storing apparatus. Fig. 6 is a similar sideelevation of an automatic wrapper cutting, transferring, and storingapparatus. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a combined suctionrolling-table and cigar-rolling machine. Fig. 8 is a plan view thereof,and Fig. 9 is a detail side view of an automatic cigar-rolling device.

Before describing the apparatus in detail I will state that it hasheretofore been proposed to out a cigar-wrapper by what is known as adie on a suction-table and to thereupon place the bunch upon the saidsuctiontable and to roll the cigar at once. This procedure is expensivefor the reason, first, that the time of an expensive skilled laborer isemployed in performing a common operation-to wit, the rolling operationordinarily performed by a cheaper class of labor and, second, the tableremains idle during the time employed in rolling the cigar. By myinvention these objections are obviated, and the wrapper-cutter isemployed solely to out the wrappers, and none of his time or that of thetable is lost, and the rolling is done by a cheaper class of skilledlabor either by hand or by machinery. I am enabled to achieve these veryvaluable results by storing the cut wrappers under tension to maintainthe same in the proper condition for use.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, A represents asuction-table provided with a freely-movable sucker-plate a, surroundedby a knife or cutting rim Z) and a suction-pipe c. The entire suctiondevice is pivoted on the pipe (1, which con1- municates with the pipe 0,so that the entire suction device may be swung by the handle e on theaxis of the pipe cl. A roll is provided to aid in the cutting of thewrapper. The sucker-plate a is adapted to fall freely clear of thesurrounding cutter, being carried on stop-bolts Z Z, which limit itsmovement. B is another suction-table, which, however, is not providedwith a cutter, but is perforated at the top with numerous apertures andprovided with a suction-pipe f. This table is provided with a perviousor perforated web or apron g, which is adapted to be rolled upon rollers72 and i. A lug Z is provided on the swinging suction device and isadapted to come against a stop 8 to prevent the knife b from coming incontact with the apron g. The roller '5 is mounted in slotted standardsj and is driven by a roller m, driven by a belt 0 from a shaft 19. Thisshaft 10, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with a pawl-andratchetdevice q r and a pinion s, which pinion 3 meshes in a suitable are t,carried by the pipe cl. When the arc is swung in the direction of thearrow, Fig. 1, the pawl q will rattle over the teeth of the ratchet r,and upon the return movement of the arc the pawl will take hold of theteeth and effect a forward feed of the apron equal to the desiredmovement.

The operation of the device so far described is as follows: The operatorselects and spreads the delicate moistened tobacco-leaf upon the suctiondevice a and passes the roll 7r over the leaf. The roll 7c is returnedto its normal position clear of the suction device,which is swung on itsaxis with the exhaust still on until it comes into close proximity tothe web or apron g, whereupon the sucker-plate a will fall forward clearof the surrounding knife by its own weight, being prevented from fallingentirely away by the stop-bolts Z, the knife being prevented by the stop8 from contacting with theapron, and the suction-table B willimmediately suck the leaf against the apron g and hold it there underthe tension of the suction, whereupon the swinging suction device willbe swung back to its original position, (shown in Fig. 1,) and as itswings the toothed arc, pawl-and-ratchet device, and connected mechanismwill rotate the roll 2', thereby storing the wrapper lying on the apronbetween the layers of the apron and maintaining the wrapper under' theproper tension. When all the effective length of the apron has beenunwound from the roller h and. wound upon the roller 1', the rolled-upapron will contain a large number of wrappers between its layers, whichwrappers willbe stored or maintained under proper tension. It will beobserved that when the cut wrapper is transferred from the cuttingdie orsuction device upon which the wrapper is cut it will be inverted orreversed in transit, so that the surface of the leaf or wrapper whichwas uppermost in the cutting operation' will lie against the apron g inproper position for rolling. The rolled-up'apron may now be transferredto the rolling-table shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. As it is inexpedient toperform the rolling upon the table B, although such rolling may be doneon this table, Iprovide a special table for rolling. This table is shownin Figs. 3 and 4, in which figures 0 represents the rolling-table,having a suction box or table o, a suction-pipe 0 a shaft 0 providedwith a handle 0 or other suitable device for'winding the apron g uponthe roll c The table is also provided with a slotted standard 0 like theslotted standardj in Figs. 1 and 2. It will be understood that byturning the crank c the apron will be unwound from the roll '5, willpass over the suction-table, and will be wound upon the roll 0 The cigaris rolled on this suction-table by a cheap class of skilled labor, andit will be found that throughout the operation the wrapper is held underproper tension by the various devices. It will thus be seen that theoperator who cuts the wrappers is relieved from the neces sity ofrolling the cigars, which rolling is done by a cheaper class of labor.The cigars may be rolled upon the table B, but as the cutting operationis much more expeditious than the rolling operation it will be foundadvantageous to employaseparate rolling-table. Instead of rolling thecigars by hand the cigars or cheroots may be rolled automatically by thedevices shown in Figs. 7 and 8. In these figures, D represents thesuction-table, provided with a suction-box d and slotted standards d Thetable also has a suction-roll d and a cooperating roll d, whichcooperating roll is carried upon a pair of arms (Z by which it may beswung back and forth to enable the operator to obtain access to thebight or loop 02 of the apron, where the cigar is rolled automaticallyin the usual manner. The rolls d d are provided with gear-wheels, whichmesh with each other, and a locking device (Z is provided to hold theswinging roll (1 up to its work. It will of course be understood thatrolling may be done by hand upon this table. After the apron passes fromthe cigarrolling device it is wound upon the roll 01 in anysuitable ordesired manner. Aconstruction operating upon the same general principleis shown in Fig. 5. In this figure the table 2' is provided with asuction-box 6 which is surrounded by a knife e A suction-pipe ctelescopes within another pipe 0 which is connected to the air-suctionapparatus by the pipe e The suction-box e is adapted to rise and fall,(or otherwise move to transport the leaf,) the knife remainingstationary on the table. This rising-and-falling movement may beimparted to the suction-table by treadle or foot lever 6 which treadleor foot lever is connected by a spring-link e to a lever c journaled orpivoted at c The lever e is connected to the pipe 6 and steady-pins e eare provided to guide the suction device in its up-and-down movement. Bypressing upon the treadle e the lever e is caused to raise and lower thesuction apparatus ehwhich is guided by the steady-pins e 6 A suitableroller e may be employed to effect the cutting of the leaf. The knifeand suction devices are made adjustable by a pin-andslot connection 6and a, so that the entire suction device may be swung on the suctionpipeas a pivot. The object of thus adjusting the suction device is to enablethe wrapper to be laid upon the storage-apron in a position inclinedwith respect to the line of travel of the apron, so that it will be inthe best position for rolling. Mounted on the table or otherwisesuitably supported is a framework 6 provided with slotted dependingbrackets e within which the journals e e operate. The journal 6 carriesthe shaft for the roll 6 and the journal carries the shaft for the roll6. Depending from the brackets e is a suction-box e which is connectedby the pipe 6 with the pipe of the airsuction apparatus a. A separatecut-01f is provided for the air-suction in this apparatus and is shownin the present instance as consisting of a valve 6 operated by an arm eoperatively connected by a slotted link 6 with the treadle c". Asuitable handle or other driving means c may be connected to the shaftof the roll c. The operation of the structure is as follows: Theoperator puts the leaf upon the suction-ta ble and cuts the same byrolling the roller 6 over it. He then presses upon the treadle, whichhas the efiect of raising the suction-box e and bringing the sameagainst the perforate apron g on the suctionbox 0 It will be understoodthat this apron is connected to the roll 6 andis wound upon the saidroll as it unwinds from the roll 6. Attheinstant that the suction-boxcomes into contact with the apron the air-suction is cut off by thevalve 6 and the wrapper instantly adheres to the apron g, is carriedalong with the said apron and stored with the apron upon the roll c andmaintained at the proper tension. The suction-box and knife 6 e arepreferably made adjustable, turningnpon the pipe e, which is telescopedin the pipe 6 As before stated, the object of thus making the suctionand wrapper-cutting apparatus adjustable is to be enabled to put thewrapper upon the apron in a position inclined with respect to the medianline of the said apron, so that the cut wrapper will be presented to theoperator when the apron is unwound in proper position for rolling thecigar. This is especially advantageous in cases where machine-rolling isresorted to.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified construction wherein the suction-tableF is provided with a suction-box f, Whose edge constitutes a knife, andwith a suction-plate f, carried by a frame f which is caused to rise andfall by an arm f operated by a cam f which is actuated by pivoted armsf. An overhead frame f runs upon rollers upon a trackf and has dependingtherefrom at each end brackets f These brackets carry journaled thereina suction-roll f, a roll f upon which a perforated apron g is Wound, anda storageroll f. Depending brackets f carrya cuttingro11, which isprovided with a pinion engaging in a rack f on the table. The operationis as follows: The leaf is placed upon the suction apparatus by theoperator, and the entire carriage f is moved on its track. This has theeffect of cutting the wrapper, and when the cutting-rollf has passed offthe suction apparatus one or the other of the suction-rolls f brings theapron 9 into contact with the suction-plate f, carrying the cut wrapper,which suction-plate has been raised slightly by the arm f As thesuction-plate f is raised clear of the suction-box f the air-suctionwill be broken and the wrapper will adhere firmly to the apron g underthe influence of the suction-rollf and will then be Wound upon thestorage-roll f in the usual manner.

In this specification I do not mean to confine myself specifically tothe manipulation of a tobacco-leaf nor to cigar manufacture, but intend,so far as the state of the art will permit, to include all the uses towhich the invention may be put.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. In a device for producing and storing cigar-wrappers, the combinationof a wrapper-cutting suction device adjustable in the plane of its face,means for maintaining the same fixed in its adjusted position, atraveling porous or perforate apron, means for exerting air-suctionthrough the apron, means for successively transferring the cut wrappersfrom the suction device to the apron, maintaining the said wrapper allthe while under the stress of air-suction, and means for rolling up theapron into a roll, with the wrappers between the layers thereof tomaintain the wrappers under tension.

2. In combination, a traveling apron, a wrapper-cutter, means fortransporting the wrapper under the stress of air-suction and fordepositing the wrappers successively upon the apron, means formaintaining the wrapper under tension thereon and means for rolling thesaid apron into a roll inclosing the wrappers and maintaining them undertension.

3. In a machine for cutting and storing cigar-wrappers, the combinationof means for cutting a wrapper under the stress of air-suction, awrapper-receiving apron, means for rolling the said wrapper-receivingapron into a roll and an air-suction apparatus for maintaining thewrapper under the tension of airsuction from the time that it is outuntil it is rolled between the layers of the rolled-up apron.

, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN. Witnesses:

OTTO v. SCHRENK, GEO. E. Monsn.

